Adam Clarke Commentary - Jeremiah 40:14

Adam Clarke Commentary - Jeremiah 40:14 - 40:14

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Adam Clarke Commentary - Jeremiah 40:14 - 40:14

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40:1 - 40:1
40:2 - 40:2
40:4 - 40:4
40:5 - 40:5
40:8 - 40:8
40:14 - 40:14
40:16 - 40:16

But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam believed then not - The account given of this man proves him to have been a person of uncommon greatness of soul. Conscious of his own integrity and benevolence, he took the portrait of others from his own mind; and therefore believed evil of no man, because he felt none towards any in his own breast. He may be reproached for being too credulous and confident: but any thing of this kind that may be justly charged against him serves only to show the greatness of his mind. A little soul is ever suspicious, and ready to believe the worst of every person and thing. A great mind acts always on the contrary.